Jessy Lanza follows up the chic and moody electro-pop of her 2013 LP Pull My Hair Back with a brand new long-player called Oh No–due out May 13th via Hyperdub Records. Recorded in her hometown of Hamilton, Ontario with production partner, Junior Boys’ Jeremy Greenspan, Lanza combines her infectious vocal delivery with a minamalist electro aesthetic and stylish rhythms to craft an upbeat, dancefloor driven vibe. Today we take a look and listen to the album’s first single “It Means I Love You“, performed live for Canada’s CBC Music. Joined on synth and effects by Greenspan, and with some amazing live drumming from Tori Tizzard, it’s a real treat to see the trio play the track live. While it’s sometimes easy to imagine electronic forms like house and techno are made mostly by machines, here Lanza reminds us that is not her agenda at all. These are human generated electronic jams, and it’s exhilerating to see the process–especially when the track launches into it’s hyper-kenetic footwork influenced rhythms.
Jessy Lanza and Junior Boys kick off the North American leg of their tour tonight in Vancouver, before heading down to play the Neptune Theatre in Seattle tomorrow night. You can check out the rest of their upcoming dates here…
3/10 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial Theatre
3/11 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
3/12 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater
3/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
3/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theatre
3/17 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
3/18 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
3/19 – Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher
3/21 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
3/22 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
3/23 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
3/24 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
3/25 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
3/26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
3/28 – Carborro, NC @ Cats Cradle
3/29 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
3/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
3/31 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
4/1 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
4/2 – Pawtucket, RI @ The MET Cafe
4/4 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
4/5 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
4/6 – Chicago, IL @ The Metro
4/7 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
4/8 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
4/9 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
